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Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal town At least 70 homes and businesses in the historic old city were flooded; 32 people were injured and taken to hospital The death toll from flash floods in the western city of Safi...

Pakistan Finance Ministry Denies New IMF Conditions Under EFF Programme Clarifies 11 benchmarks under $7bn EFF follow existing policy trajectory, supporting $1.2bn disbursement Pakistan’s finance ministry on Sunday clarified that the 11 targets recently described as “new conditions” under the International...

Zimbabwe Sungura legend Madzibaba Nicholas Zakaria was laid to rest in Chiweshe SUNGURA music icon, Madzibaba Nicholas Zakaria, has been laid to rest at his rural home in Chavhakaire village, Chiweshe, where hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their last...

A family friend has revealed that Cyrus Jirongo's family is very suspicious following fatal crash that claimed his life on Saturday early morning. According to credible reports the family has raised some questions following Jirongo's sudden death, with a family...

Suba North Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo, one of Kenya’s most outspoken and controversial political figures, has openly addressed a deeply personal subject: being childless. Known to many as the fearless “bad girl” of Kenyan politics, Millie made it clear...

A Kenyan woman has broken down in tears after accusing Safaricom of negligence, claiming that a thief withdrew KSh 9,300 from her mobile money account even after her SIM card had been blocked and a replacement registered. The distraught woman,...

Sisters Elizabeth Timona and Fridah are making news because they are both pilots. Elizabeth flies for Jambojet, and Fridah flies for Safarilink. Their dad inspired them, and now they're living their dream. The sisters say their dad, Major Kavingo (retired from...

King Charles Scales Back Cancer Treatments, Calls It a ‘Personal Blessing’ On Friday, King Charles III recorded a short message for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign, saying `my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year`;...

Activist Boniface Mwangi has questioned why many Kenyans are mourning the late Cyrus Jirongo, insisting the public is ignoring a dark political past. He argues that grief is being weaponised to sanitise history rather than confront it. Mwangi says Jirongo...

‘No place for violence in Australia,’ says Premier Albanese after beach shooting Shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney leaves 12 dead, 29 injured; one suspected shooter dead, say police After a deadly mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...